MBOMBELA – The provincial governments of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal have developed the programme of action to be implemented in the partnership, which will be established to pursue seamless integrated development and sustainable livelihoods in order to benefit the citizens of both provinces.
The programme of action was finalised in Mbombela at a two-day interprovincial forum, which ended on Tuesday. The premiers of both provinces are expected to sign the memorandum of understanding towards the end of April.
The partnership will integrate the people of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga to ensure that sustained development in its totality is founded on the African Agenda, which promotes unity of people in all walks of life.
The partnerships emanates from both premiers who have expressed an intention of establishing closer working relations in a form of an interprovincial forum,which will be a consultative structure to facilitate information sharing, cooperation and planning on matters of mutual interest.
The forum will have no power or authority to take binding decisions, but may propose and submit recommendations to the respective provincial executive councils for consideration and resolution. The structure’s focus will be to foster cooperation and facilities alignment, coordination and integration of planning and service-delivery initiatives between the two participating provinces.
- Read more on the proposed partnership here.
